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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Awesome! Do you wanna DM, and we can set something up? Happy to connect 😊.

Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

#ABCPit #CampRevPit #Crplunamoths I'm seeking beta readers for my queer YA romantasy novel Sky Dreams (77k). It's a low fantasy that features a queer Filipino American teen with narcolepsy. I'm also looking for critique partners for other projects. I write Queer YA/adult romance/romantasy.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Ooh, this sounds cool/up my alley! I'm doing a queer YA romantasy set in a Midwest high school. I'd be down to beta swap/be critique partners at some point. 😊

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

That sounds fun. I have a romantasy short story I'd like feedback on, so we could swap. Let me know 😊.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Love the premise. Would be down to beta swap in June too 😊.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths I decided on "Skylar" mostly because I liked the name and the play on words I could do with "sky" and dreaming. Same reasoning for Skylar's love interest "Damien," though now I'm realizing the name's meaning is perfect for the character.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I feel like it'd be cool to chat as a cabin about how we write romance/sex scenes (or don't write them) because I can commiserate. First kiss scenes are also hard I feel like.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

#CampRevPit #crplunamoths #CampfireConfessions I've struggled a lot with revision and feedback. Overtime I've learned what feedback is useful and to prioritize vs. feedback that I feel comes from a good place (or maybe not in some cases) and may not be useful for revision.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

You got this! Trimming can be such a pain. 😊

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths I'm going to revise my first five pages based on the great feedback I've gotten and keep at it with querying. I'm getting a break from my day job (just need to grade lol), so gonna send out more queries this month.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I loved that moment in the movie too. So epic.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

You got this! Gonna keep at it myself 😊.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Is it 1? Because I hope 2 and 3 happen lol.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This is hard. I appreciate breaking the rules for 1. Is 2 the lie?

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Good guess. 1 actually is true. It's 3 that's the lie.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I used to teach English as a second/foreign language to adults too! (and kids lol). But, again, tell me about it 😂. I teach college students now.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths #CampTrivia 1. If you die in a dream, you die in real life 2. The Silver Sword organization in my story draws inspiration from the Catholic Inquisition 3. My MC's best friend is based on my best friend from High School

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths Crippling existential dread and the state of our world. But more concretely my teaching job and also having to write professionally for that and wanting to do literally everything else but revise.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What age group do you mostly teach? But tell me about it. I love teaching too, but it can be draining.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I just got into audiobooks. Had a six hour drive, so it was nice to have it in the background while driving.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

#crplunamoths This is a hard one. I feel like my MC can't live without his best friend Ally.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Love the accountability thread. I have day job stuff I need to catch up on (commenting on student writing). But I plan on reviewing feedback on my first five pages and query materials this weekend. Revision/editing is so rough.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

"Dungeons and Dragons." There are playlists on YouTube too.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#CRPLunaMoths "He worried about whether or not his parents would eventually accept him for being gay. He worried about the Dream World about Damien really loving him. He worried about never being able to go through another day like a normal person. But then again what was normal?"

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I love that. I like listening to "dark cello music" myself. I've been playing the cello for around 14 years now.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#VillainVoices #CampRevPit #crplunamoths He would probably say it's about wrestling control of the dream world from a bunch of teenagers because only adults should be the ones to make decisions about what people should be dreaming about.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#CRPLunaMoths I use music while I'm writing. I think for romantasy I like to get in the mood with jrpg and/or rpg fantasy music. I feel like Kingdom Hearts can be really dramatic, but I think "Roxas' Theme" or "Vector to the Heavens" capture my MC well.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Ooh, that's fun. I like listening to LOTR or any fantasy themed DnD like music too.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

#crplunamoths #crp “Oh, hey, so after I passed out on our first day, I entered this dream world and now I can use this kampilan blade thing to battle creepy monsters that threaten to kill people in their dreams. Cool, huh?”

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I really want to read this story! I'm a huge Pokemon fan too. I grew up with Pokemon Crystal (I have a plushie Feraligatr) and have played since then. Also grew up in MN and identify as FilAm. Ace lead is awesome 😍.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Skylar starts his first day of high school, and this hot junior Damien winks at him 😉. Skylar has a narcoleptic attack and first enters the Dream World. They actually don't meet until Damien runs into Skylar in the lunch room. Did I mention Damien already knows about the Dream World? 😮 #CRPlunamoths

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Hope querying is also going well. Also, how do you manage to do this four block template for stories? Is it a free template?

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Really funny 😆. Love a "silly meet cute."

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

As you do 😆. Love the name Seraphine.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Thank you! I've been reading about the bungisngis (one eyed smiling giant), the aswang, and a few other monsters. I've also read articles/reports about bangungut or Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS) from another friend/colleague in Filipinx Studies.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#CRPLunaMoths I've been writing my story since I started my undergrad, so it's inspired more on my experiences growing up in MN and going to High School there. I've also been learning more about Filipino mythology (I'm Filipino American), so my story has some of those elements.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So excited to meet another queer SFF writer. Love your avatar art 😊.

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Steven Beardsley @sbeardsl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#crplunamoths #campkickoff #camprevpit I'll be working on my Queer YA Romantasy Sky Dreams that focuses on a gay Filipino American teen with narcolepsy who becomes the next Dream Guardian who has to save people from dying in their nightmares all while getting with the boy of his dreams.

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